Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-03-19

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The repors va u oirualsfica yester-
day that al work on The gtreet improve
msnts had ceassd. bat the repoFf was
dsnied By City Attorney Carroll. Who
states that tie work under wsy vii Be-
eempletsd. the contractors being -
pecially caationed 70 get through 81
time. acsor0ine TO the letter Of their
eanfFack. work IL being dene On To-
eeDA avenue, ID, sevsnfh and Ninth
streets.
Oounsilmaa Bacon stated yesterday
morning that he had net recovered
fr0m the fear that the decision voal4
stop improvements this Sumner beysnd
thai voEk already started Even II ths
clause Of the charter under which the
streets are improved h nos finally de
clared unconstitutional. be thought that
signatures 70 petitions for improve
ments could not be 20 readily secured
- before.
sWhy 2" inquired the reporter.
~Whsn the petitions were signed before
the si9ners certainly sxpeoted to pay
their share, did they notl And thai u
all that Is &c be expected now."
"Yss,S said Mr.. Bacon. shat II all
right, bat they wont be - ready to
sign. This makes them hesitate"
II. K. Moore, Esq., the third attorney
wha had q band In tbs framing Of the
charter, met the reporter few moments
lister and expressed regret at what be
called 'sths fuss the Posr-IErKLLIGKN-
cKR was making about the Ninth street
matter" he was reminded, OF course,
that the PosT-INrKLLI0zNcEa vas max
ing no fuss whatever; thai II was merely
the fuss that the Councilman we're
making.
"I'H tell you What it Is" continued
Mr.. Moore. Il drew up that portion Of
the city charter myself, but there was
no such word a. resident" in 10 when !
presented the draft. ! can't say jast
exactly where it came frem. think it
ORIGINATED II oER
OF che citizen1 committees 10 which
the charter was submitted. protested
against the use of the word, and told
them they would get into trouble II
they used il; bat they Aaid that il coale
do no harm IL the Council strictly fol-
lowed its provisions. There was no spe
oial fight over its insertion" continued
Mr.. Moore; merely q brief interview az
to the advisability of placing il there.
and ] know that il went in against my
protest."
"As for Ninth street, said Mr.. Car
roll in Q recent interview, ''it has always
BEEN an nnlucky street. Il was THAI
street that resulted in the general sus-
pension Of work tive years ago. The
assessments for the first deep cut on the
street in front Of the Baptist Church
we're contested and the Judgment in
that case vas against the city and in
favor, / believe, Of Seattle man Who
was the contestant. On that decision
work was stopped in the city for nearly
two years. have since collected that
assessment, however,
TEE FUNERAL HAsrKSKD.
The burial Of Annie Walker was
fastened a little. The funeral took
place Yesterday morning instead Of TO-
day, as was at FIRST proposed. The ssF
vices, as stated, we're conducted BY
Father Hylebos and the remains we're
inferred 10 the Catholic graveyard.
There we're few present ether than the
well known women of the town, but
they took no part in the services. la
mediately after the funeral Constable
Green, who had been appointed by Pro
bate Judge Wiekersham IS executor OF
the will, took charge Of things and
turned ont the girls who had resided
there. The will appoints County Treas
urer Murray as the executor, bat he re-
fused to serve and the Probate Judge
appointed Green temporarily, as pro
vided in the will. The contents Of the
will are as have been stated. In case
the son cannot be fund, tbs estate re-
verts to the brothers DaRiel and
Michael, who live in Ireland. The girls
Who lived Of the place are for the pres
ent refused their clothes (other than
they woFe), and they are held until the
court passess Judgment. Ed Kennedy
has filed a claim for wages as piano
PLAYER, but is not otherwise provided
for. Hs wears band Of Grape around
his hat, however.
MAYORS IN PROSPECTIVE.
How many candidates for the Mayor
atty Of the city 90 fas as heard ffomf
Sixteen. Who are they2 ID. B. Hannah
dem. }. Z. @. Bacon mot committed),
+. W. Bashferd (Rep.), W. ID. Tyler
Rep }, DR.. II. @. B stwick (Rep. }, A. @.
Mason (Rep.), j. w. Sprague (Rep.),
Robert Wineate Dem. }, r ]. Weisbach
Peoples party), F. 5. Odds (Dem.),
Samuel Wilson, Jr. rep. }, II. NJ. Har
vey lRep.). W. J. Thompson (Rsp), I.
l.. Nixon rep, Hugh Farley (Dsm.)
and ]. O. Mann, the present incumbent.
OF course, it must not be understood
that these are all seeking the nomina-
ton. The present Mayor says positive
ly that be does net desire it. These
have all been mentioned for the office,
- Nal
process. None have declared themselves
for the Office in any paelic Wey, further
than to express the desire to see q
good man elected"
UNCERTAIN srRKETs.
A petition is in circulation asking for
light for X abroad street-a street where
the sidewalk is not satisfied With its
course for more than two minutes at a
time. is full Of surprises for the pedes-
trian by daylight bat where the uueer-
tainties, unrevealed by any light at
night, are dangerous. W. II. Fife saved
q man last nieht from plunging down
into one Of the pitfalls that are found
latter you get into theml everywhere-
The stranger was about to walk deliber-
ately of the sidewalk where IL terrnin-
ated abruptly without notice, and when
stopped and shown bis danger, was very
grateful. Miss Proctor, the cook at
Washington College, who while out
walking Wednesday evening fell ever
she ungraded embankment at Ninth
street and Tacoma avenue, is reported
as able to resume her duties. She was
badly stunned, however, and will prob
ably bring suit against the city.
NKws NOTES.
The Tacoma Guards are working hard
for the privilege Of goiBg 10 the drill
and encampment at Washington IN
May. Eighteen new members have
been added 10 the lists this week, and
the members themselves have subscribed
$500 10 the fund necessary 20 their 60
ing. That sum IL a round $500. The
company expects to raise $1,000 within
itself, and 5000 witheuL The 5000
without seems 10 be where the trouble Is
located.